IC3171 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC3171 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:01 (EDT), 64° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC3171
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h20m [2] |
| Declination: | +25°33' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.63 (B) [2] 11.50 (J) [2] 10.76 (H) [2] 10.56 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 110.0 Mpc 358.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.58 |